Vibrating trick toy



R. APPL, 2,314,472

I VvIBRATING THICK TOY March 23, 1943.

` Filed sept'. 19,. 1941 MWI Patented Mar. 23, 1943 U NITE D STATES :PATE-NT OFFICE 2,314,47'2 VIBRATING Tmcn TOY Richard Appel, Sunnyside, Long "Island, V'N'. Application September 19, 1-'94"1,^Serial'-No.=f411',469

(c1. 2v2-ai) 43 Claims.

YIt has lbeen known Ato provide simulations o'f articles kof common use as, for example, match boxes, with means releasable when the articles are lifted to set up a surprise vibration, the articles being known as trick matchboXes, etc.

The object of the present invention is to pro-'- vide a construction of such devices, which em"- 'ploy a spring clockwork and to enable Winding of the spring `by a readily accessible thumbpiec'e having its top iiush or `substantially flush with a primary holding frame in such manner lthat it may readily ybe slid into the outer member of the standard box for wooden matches or any article "casings having similar receiving apertures.

The invention will be described withjreference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a View in sectional elevation, the section being taken longitudinally of the device as shown within 'the outer member of a customary safety match box, the horizontal line indicating the surface 'of the table or other support upon which the device rests.

Figure 1A is a fragmentary View in sectional elevation showing the right hand end of the structure illustrated in Figure 1 with a modied 1 ''orm of latch lever arrangement. Y

Figure 1B is a schematic'view vshowing in dotted lines the lower plate 2 of the main frame and the modified latch lever carried thereby.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1, showing "primary xframe l-r'rle'rnl; er Land a secondary frame constructed 'of two like intertting sections connecte'd to the primary frame member in such "manner that 'the r'key winding element is projected within =a -flanged annular opening formed lin theprimaryirame member yand the 'bent outer end of the latch leverifor Ythe clock mechanism `is positioned and gnidedwithin the flanged opening *formed in the Lsaid p'rin'iary Aframe member.

Referring Lto Ithe drawing, LI have indicated at jl a common type of match box l'casing having the lin'nfei siide member -|:c, the casing being apertured ata ffor access to the key winding element of the An'rlechanisrri 'and apertured at aX for passagecf lthefbent fend of the latch lever which controls said mechanism.

Within fthe slide member la: of the match box casing is disposed the 'main -frame member 2 vwhich is formed as -a rectangular kplate bent 'at right-angles -at each end vfor a length equivalent "to the iinner width of the slidable box mem- Iber -l-.

The main frame member is formed with a circular opening bounded 'by an `inturned annular -iiange Ziand it also is formed with a second aperture Zinc, Figure 3, adapted to lie in Vregister with the opening dx of 'the box ycasing fl.

The mainframe member 2 is formed, near each end, with a plurality *of slots to receive short rlugs 3x depending from each angularly extending I`end' of a supplemental frame member 3, there being ltwo 'of these supplemental Aframe members. After the lugs 3x are passed 'through the appropriate slot of the primary -6, Figure 7, the figure illustrating connected ends of the main and supplemental frames.

Figure 7 is a view -in end elevation of the supframe member,V they lare bent over in the manner shown in Figure 7'. One end of each sup-.- plemental `trame Ymerriber may be formed as shown in Figure 8 vand 4the opposite end. as showt-1in Figure), the difference being that one Aoi the two ends is formed 'with fa slot at 3x3: for a purpose hereinafter described; In Figures 8 -9- the centra-l f the three 'lugs 3.7: therein shown has not been bent to horizontal position Aas )in Figure "7. f

Near the top dfe'ach end portion oi the supple'm'ental frame members there is formed an in'- teg'ral strap projection l 'adapted lto receive the central lug 33t' bi its complementary supple- `rr'rerrtal fraine member. When two of the suppleme'ntal frame members 'are brought together in such manner the outermost lug of the uppermost supplemental frame member may be bent inwardly as shown in Figures 6 and '7. yIn such movement the outermost lugs of the top supplemental frame member pass through clearances at the points c, Figures 8 and 9, and finally abut the underface top wall of the underlying supplemental frame member, thus latching the two members of the supplemental frame into nrm connection. The two supplemental frame members are formed with aligned bearing apertures to receive three shafts. The first shaft, 4, is a shaft connected to the inner end of a spiral spring 5, `the outerend of the spring being projected through an adjacent opening 3ra: of one of the ends of the uppermost supplemental frame member. The shaft projects beyond the supplemental frame and carries a thumb Winder 6 projected into the opening of the main frame bounded by circular flange 2:6, as shown in Figure 5. Shaft 4 also carries a drive gear 'I in mesh with a small pinion 8 on a shaft 9 which is the second shaft mounted in aligned apertures of the supplemental frame. The third set of aligned apertures in the supplemental frame receives a shaft I carrying a pinion II in mesh with a gear I2 Carried by shaft 9. Shaft I0 carries an eccentrically arranged Weight I3 which normally engages the inner end Illa: of a lever I4 serving as a latch, the bent end of the lever being in opening ax of the casing I.

When the lever is in the position of Figure 2, said clock mechanism may operate to rapidly rotate eccentrically disposed weight I3 which will set up a vibration to the device as a whole. When the outer end of the latch lever is in the position of Figure l, the end |411: thereof will be brought into such position that the weight I3 will engage the latch lever and rotation of weight I3 will be stopped. In such condition the .thumb winding element 6 may be rotated to wind the spring. When the spring is Wound, care being taken to hold the outer end of the lever in the position of Figure l, the device may be placed upon the support, the latter being indicated by the horizontal line s, Figures 1 and 2, and the parts will remain at rest. l

A soon as the device is lifted from the table or other support s, thevlatch lever will move by gravity to the position of Figure 2 and the device will set up a vibration.

By inwardly flanging the walls of theaperture, the main frame 2 through which the bent end of the lever passes, as shown at I5, Figures 2 and 4, the bent lever end is guided in its movement and any tendency for catching on the bottom of the primary frame is avoided. By forming the supplemental frame of like member adapted for mutual connection, each member may be made by operation of a single die. Due to the form of the device, it is very cheaply constructed and yet strong and rugged.

Figures 1A and 1B show a modified form of latch lever, Illa, which lever comprises a'strip of metal formed with short intermediate wings W. Looking at Figure 1B it will be seen kthat when the lever is inserted into a slot aXX lformed in the main or primary frame member 2, the slot being of less width than the distance from end to end of its rectangular top section, said top section will lie on top of member 2 whilst the lower outwardly projected portion, which is of greater Weight, will serve to rock the lever to the dotted line position of Figure 1A When the device is llifted from the table or other support. This insertion of the latch lever will first require bending of the wings into parallelism so that they will pass through the slot, which will be slightly greater in width than the distance intermediate the wings. When the latch lever is thus inserted the wings will be bent back into straight line arrangement as shown. When the device is placed upon a support the lower end will be moved upward, thus causing the latch area to be moved in line with the eccentrically arranged weight I3 to latch the same. In a number of cases the main frame may be omitted and the device with such omission may be mounted in any suitable container as, for example, candy boxes, cigarette boxes, etc. Also a crank may be substituted for the Weight member I3.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In a vibrating trick, a main frame comprising a plate formed with a circular opening, a ysupplemental frame carried by the main frame and comprising two like plates having angularly bent extensions at theirends, the plates being superposed and held in spaced relationship by said extensions, means carried by said extensions interlocking together, three shafts held in aligned bearing apertures of and between the plates of the supplemental frame, a spiral spring and drive gear on one shaft, a driven pinion and drive gear on the second shaft, being an intermediate shaft, and a driven pinion on the third shaft, the said shaft-held members lying between the plates lof the supplemental frame, a thumb winding element connected to the spring-holding shaft, said element being projected exteriorly ofthe plates of the supplemental frame and into register with the circular opening of the main frame, an eccentric weight carried by the last of the said three shafts and projected exteriorly Vof the two plates of the supplemental frame, and a latch lever for controlling the action of the spring, each angularly bent extension at an end of the two plates comprising the supplemental frame having a re1- atively narrow section directly connected toits plate and carrying a strap open at its top, the narrow extension merging into a broader exten'- sion having a plurality of bendable lugs.

2. In devices of the character set forth a main frame and, a supplemental frame comprising two like plates having angularly bent extensions at their ends, the plates being superposed and held in spaced relationship by said extensions, means carried by said extensions interlocking together, three shafts held in aligned bearing apertures of and between the plates of the supplemental frame, a spiral spring and drive gear on one shaft, a driven pinion and drive gear on the second shaft, being an intermediate shaft, and a driven pinion on the third shaft, the said shaft-held members lying between the plates of the supplemental frame, a thumb winding element connected to the spring-holding shaft, said element being projected exteriorly of the plates of the supplemental frame, an eccentric member carried by the last of the said three shafts, and a latch device for engaging said eccentric member.

3. A device constructed in accordance with claim 2, in which the latch device for the eccentric member comprises a strip of metal formed with short intermediate wings.

RICHARD APPEL. 

